PLANNINGTO REMEMBER STUDY AND REVISION

Aim for today: Understand regular study and revision is important Consider your own home study habits Plan the best time for you to study and finish your homework and assignments

Importance of Revision https://youtu.be/wAjXSqXqKUM

Importance of Revision Take 5 minutes to discuss the main point of the clip.

Knowing Me?

Study Timetable Why? If you plan for something, you are more likely to do it. Creating a plan means you have to think through the best way. Many of you have a lot of commitments and social activities. So you need to organise yourself. If you have a time set to start and finish, it is more likely to happen.

Study Timetable 1. Commitments   Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 4:00  Tutoring 4:30 5:00  Swimming 5:30 6:00  Karate  DINNER 6:30  Youth Gr 7:00 7:30 DINNER 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 1. Commitments What are the things in your week that you must do? Soccer training Tutoring Dinner Family duties Work When putting in the time – allow for travel and preparation time. So Youth Group may only go from 7 – 8, but travel time takes up the time before and after.

Study Timetable STUDY TIMETABLE   Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 4:00  Tutoring  Bikes 4:30 5:00  Swimming 5:30 6:00  Karate  DINNER 6:30  Youth Gr 7:00  H & A H & A 7:30 DINNER 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 2. Wants What are the things in your week that you like to do? TV shows Meet with friends Exercise Rest Music

Study Timetable 3. Study Times   Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 4:00  STUDY  Tutoring  Bikes 4:30 STUDY 5:00  Swimming 5:30 6:00  Karate  DINNER 6:30  Youth Gr 7:00  H & A H & A 7:30 DINNER 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 3. Study Times Choose 4 hours in which you will study. Consider: When will you concentrate best? How long can you concentrate? If you are starting to study at 4, it assumes you are already home from school. Be realistic with travel times. This example would be for someone who likes to get home and get it over and done with. Other people will concentrate better after a rest or after dinner.

Study Timetable 4. Accountability Who will help you stay on your chosen study time? Parents Teacher Brother/Sister Friend Write this on the bottom or back of your timetable. You are more likely to stick at it if you know someone will ask you. Accountable doesn’t mean mum has to hassle you to do it. It just means she will ask you if you did. It is still your responsibility.

Study Timetable 5. Rewards How will you reward yourself for completing a week or a month of your study timetable?

Frequency Thoroughness Quick Tips beats Every revision, even when imperfect and rushed: 1. Boosts long-term recall percentage 2. Involves less effort with every revision; saves time over time The second point is worth thinking about. What it means is that your first revision is your hardest revision. The difficulty will tempt you to think, ”What’s the point of revising ahead of time? Why not leave this unpleasant task to the last minute, so at least I undergo the difficulty only once?” The answer is that it gets easier every time because your long-term memory gets better. This means that revision saves you time when you need it the most – during exams and projects. The trick is to make revision regular. Even the most ambitious student should make frequency rather than perfection the priority.

Association Principle Quick Tips Association Principle Study the same time, same place. This helps to get you into the mood more quickly because an association is formed between the time, place and the subject. Why not try it with your most difficult subject? If the thought of solving math problems makes you queasy, and it takes half an hour just to start becoming productive, this principle might help. Same place, same time

Subject Short time slot Quick Tips per After 30 minutes of Maths, you might stretch and walk around for 5 minutes, and then start an English essay. But rigidly watching time will distract, so just take a break as soon as you feel the need for one.

Hardest Easiest Quick Tips to Schedule hardest to easiest. Do the task you least like first.

Avoid interference Quick Tips Make the study easier on yourself – put away the phone! Turn off the TV. Don’t have social media on screen. It will take twice as long with distractions. Each time you are distracted, you have to settle and refocus on the task. Some people find music helps. Be careful – often it doesn’t. Research shows anything with above 140 beats per minutes distracts. Work out what is most helpful for you.

But I’ve got no homework! Quick Tips But I’ve got no homework! Once you’ve committed to your time, don’t give up. If you don’t have assignments or homework, continue your revision or read. Once you have the routine going, try not to let it go. If you’ve committed to an hour, do an hour. There is always something to learn!

Quick Tips REWARD! Do something you really enjoy after completing study– regardless of whether the study went well or not. Xbox, reading, chocolate, call a friend